Hayward, CA – Site Surveys Are An Essential Planning Tool

SignWorks performed two site surveys yesterday.  One in San Leandro for a sign company in Arizona.  Their client is a business located in San Leandro.  The other site survey was for our own client whose San Jose office is relocating to another San Jose location.  The surveys were performed for different reasons, yet nonetheless reinforced just how essential site surveys are.

For our remote sign company it was essential that they got good measurements and pictures of the spaces where the lobby signs and digital print are going.  This helps them to ensure the sign sizing is appropriate for the space, along with allowing them to plan for installation contingencies, like fixtures that could obscure the placement of the signage.  They are working on two large flat cut acrylic logos for the client’s interior wall along with a digital print, so knowing what the mounting surfaces are will allow for better installation coordination.

In the case of our client, Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi, LLP, a leading workman’s compensation law firm, we were visiting their San Jose office to make a pattern of the existing dimensional letters mounted to their lobby wall in preparation for an upcoming move.  Our inspection of the sign in question revealed that it was an outdated version and needed to be upgraded to the newer lettering style and design that we had worked with them on.  Had we not done the site survey we would have found this out when attempting to relocate the lettering later on.  The discovery at a later date would have meant waiting for the new lettering to arrive vs. having them ordered in advance and on hand in time for their move.

We are often on the road doing site surveys, especially when it comes to larger sign projects or when we are working on evacuation and fire safety signs.  We have to know in advance where the egress path and fire symbols are located so we can place these details on the map.  We also need to assess the number of staircases and whether or not there is roof access from each one when working on stairwell signs.  For large projects that involve post footings or monument sign placement we are careful to point out where underground utilities are located so that concrete pads and footings are set in the right locations.  Puncturing a water or utility line could have potentially disastrous consequences!

If you are in need of a site survey or are planning to upgrade your signage, open a new business or relocate an existing one, give SignWorks a call at 510-357-2000 or email us at info@signworks.us.com.  You can also visit our website to learn more about us, view photographs of recent projects, and read our blog posts.  We look forward to working with you on your next sign project!